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FROM APPLETELL - Sol Free contains three solitaire games, Baker’s Game, Demon and Klondike Deal 3. The paid version contains over 20. Other than that, Sol Free is entirely full-featured… MORE »

YUKE’S Company of America and Atlus will be teaming up to bring Idea Factory’s strategic, card-based RPG Neverland Card Battles to North America. Come October, 2008, PSP owners will be able to pick up the title, which will also feature new cut-scenes, tweaked controls, ad hoc multiplayer card battles and optimized music and graphics. Neverland Card Battles is known as Cardinal Arc Portable in Japan, and is a port of a Japanese PS2 called Cardinal Arc: Konton no Fuusatsu.

In Neverland Card Battles, players take the side of Galahad, a Dominator who is collecting Spectral Cards so he can seal Hellgaia. A war has been raging in Neverland between the humans and demons, and Hellgaia could break free if the fight escalates. As Galahard, you try to collect territories and fight to make sure that doesn’t happen.

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The Simple Series is a staple in Japan and are a line of budget-priced games released by D3 Publisher for the Dreamcast, Game Boy Advance, DS, Wii, PSP, PS1 and PS2. The games are typically by smaller developers and all of the DS titles are bargain priced at ¥2800.

This makes them a great way for people who normally don’t import video games to give them a try (especially since the PSP and DS are region-free.) Simple DS Series Volume games for the DS usually start at $28 and older entries can be as cheap as $19. For people who have never imported before, this can be a way for people to test and see if they could play a game filled with…

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Wizards of the Coast has announced that Gleemax is out. The social networking site for gamers is scheduled to be phased out and completely removed from the internet in September 2008 so Wizards of the Coast can focus on sites like Dungeons & Dragons Insider and Magic: The Gathering Online. On July 28, Randy Buehler, Vice President of Digital Gaming, posted an entry on Gleemax announcing the news.

The Gleemax site was first created in October, 2007. It was designed to allow tabletop gamers to interact and talk over forums, share blogs, write reviews, chat online and play free Gleemax games. A marketplace function was also discussed, but never implemented, and there were also links to Dungeons & Dragons Insider and Magic the Gathering Online.

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FROM APPLETELL - Despite recent thoughts of the iPhone killing iPod click wheel gaming, Apple and Gameloft S.A. now bring you the popular card game, Uno, for the iPod.
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Last week Publisher X announced a partnership with four international developers and will be focusing mainly on downloadable programs.

Publisher X currently has six new games already available for the Apple iPhone and the Apple iPod touch including Zen Pinball, Critter Crunch and Reel Deal Slots. Click through to find out more about each game…

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Midway Games is offering a remedy for anyone who has a hankering to play classic titles. Instead of going through the hassle of trying to track down games, most can now be found on Midway’s two new digital distribution stores. These stores will house titles that were released in the Arcade as well as PC games and even Midways collection of touchscreen projects.

Midway Arcade is the site to go to in order to get your retro fix..

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Wizards of the Coast, the company that is currently backing Magic: The Gathering, recently announced changes that are going to be implemented by October 3, 2008. Some of these changes are fairly standard, based on feedback from both new and veteran players of the game.

New changes include an added rarity level, a reduction in set size, new theme decks, booster pack re-composition and additions to the Fat Packs....

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